Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
55
out of 100
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49
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE (with Exynos 1380) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 960 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7040 mAh
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (698 against 461 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (741K versus 582K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 21% higher pixel density (249 vs 206 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
- Weighs 43 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 8:5 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 206 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 80.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
| RGB color space | 96.7% | 94.2% |
| PWM | 84400 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 27 ms | 42 ms |
| Contrast | 1052:1 | 1409:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 inches) | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 523 g (18.45 oz) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.81/5) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (109th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (84th and 98th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3076 | 1405 |
| Single-core score | 1014 | 908 |
| Multi-core score | 2910 | 2072 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 306773 | 245267 |
| GPU | 92101 | 57538 |
| Memory | 125803 | 108723 |
| UX | 216534 | 170923 |
| Total score | 741211 | 582451 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 295 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10094 | 10572 |
| Video editing | 6776 | 4298 |
| Photo editing | 25266 | 22564 |
| Data manipulation | 10377 | 8881 |
| Writing score | 14346 | 13360 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-07-15 -> AzuNoBel | AnTuTu 11 | 741211 |
| ๐ 2026-03-27 (DanielDuca12) | AnTuTu 11 | 696034 |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-23 (Ambar Anand) | AnTuTu 12 | 704103 |
| ๐ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1246 |
| ๐ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 917 / 1939 |
| ๐ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 907 / 2014 |
| ๐ 2026-07-31 (Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | AnTuTu 11 | 582451 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 6.1 | One UI 5.1 |
| OS size | 29 GB | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:58 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:42 hr | 08:57 hr |
| Watching video | 12:33 hr | 11:07 hr |
| Gaming | 05:38 hr | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | 145 hr | 155 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $219 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE | - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
| SAR (body) | 0.59 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| Keyboard weight | 345 g | - |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus):
- Doesn't have S Pen support.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is definitely a better buy.
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